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There are cities, which despite a multiplicity of intervention, have very precise and definitive readings as urban forms, achieving a level of harmony. Sometimes because of the preponderance of period architecture or ...

The golden age of street photography, as practiced by such masters as William Klein and Garry Winogrand, is commonly agreed to have ended by the 1970s. However, in recent years, the hectic arena of the city street has begun ...

In this chapter, we will look closely at two photographs. The first is one of a series made by the German photographer Candida Hofer of the Neues Museum in Berlin between the completion of its reconstruction by David ...

In architecture, consciousness finds its own distinct echo. This paper proposes that, in its capacity to give conceptual, sensory and symbolic coherence to mere matter, architecture can be considered analogous to consciousness, ...

Rather than seeing a distinction between theoretical discourse and the science of
building Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer active in the 1st century BC, argued
convincingly for the breadth of knowledge necessary ...

This paper presents a building environmental assessment methodology developed for application in new commercial buildings in Ireland. In an attempt to address issues of specific national interest the development of the ...

Portobello, Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland. Includes: axonometrics, models, photos, sections, text. Recipient of an Award. The project was completed in 2011 and provides new living accommodation for a 19th century split-level ...

There is an increasing trend in reducing energy demand of buildings by improving building envelope thermal
characteristics. Proven construction examples as used with the German PassivHaus standard achieve
substantial ...